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German cabinet approves contentious nuclear plansBerlin (AFP) Sept 28, 2010 German Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet approved on Tuesday hotly disputed plans to postpone by more than a decade the date when Europe's biggest economy abandons nuclear power. "For the first time in many years, a German government is setting out a energy plan for the long term," Economy Minister Rainer Bruederle told reporters in Berlin. "It sets out a good and detailed roadmap with the era of renewable energy as the destination." In a country with strong public misgivings about the safe ... read more |
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Beijing (AFP) Sept 29, 2010China on Wednesday announced it had taken further steps to cool its red-hot property market, ordering banks not to provide loans for third home purchases and above. The new measures are aimed at preventing house prices from rising too fast, the State Council, or cabinet, said in a statement, amid fears of a speculative bubble that analysts say could derail the world's second largest economy. ... more  
Geneva (AFP) Sept 29, 2010The UN's environment chief on Wednesday called for a global drive to recycle rare metals that have hit the headlines in a spat between Japan and China, warning that they are crucial for green technologies. Achim Steiner, executive director of the UN Environment Programme, said that demand for "rare earth metals" such as lithium and neodymium - used in batteries for hybrid cars or components ... more  
Port Harcourt, Nigeria (UPI) Sep 29, 2010 Insurgents in Nigeria's southern oil fields are reported to be rearming amid a faltering peace agreement with the government as Africa's most populous country prepares for a January presidential election that could split the nation. Africa Energy Intelligence, a Paris Web site, quoted several leaders of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, the main insurgent force, as s ... more |
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Italian towns profit from green energyTocco Da Casauria, Italy (UPI) Sep 29, 2010 More than 800 communities in Italy are making more power than they use with wind and solar installations, and many are making a profit from it, officials say. One such community is Tocco Da Casauria, where selling excess renewable energy has meant the town has no local taxes and charges no fees for services like garbage removal, The New York Times reported Wednesday. In the town of 2,700 people in Italy's poor mountainous center, wind turbines sprout from its olive groves while solar pan ... read more |
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